generals
Non-specific overall statements
Generals is the plural of general, the high-ranking military officer who commands large forces or operations.
The term also functions as a plural for general uses of the noun meaning broad statements or principles: We discussed generals before getting into specifics.
In casual speech, generals often refers collectively to military leadership: The generals advised against the invasion.
- PattonWWII armor general
- MacArthurScottish-origin military surname
- GrantFunds given officially
- LeeProtected from wind
Sherman · Rommel · Montgomery · Napoleon · Wellington · Hannibal · Caesar · Alexander
Senior military officer
- colonelSenior military officer
- majorOf chief importance
- lieutenantJunior commissioned officer
- marshalArrange in proper order
commodore · generalissimo · admiral · captain · sergeant · corporal · ensign · warrant
Methods to achieve goals
- flankingAt the sides of
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- blitzkriegFast, overwhelming military campaign
attrition · ambush · guerrilla · scorched-earth · counterinsurgency · pincer · fortification · intelligence
Top corporate officer
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- mastermindScheme's chief planner
- strategistExpert in planning campaigns
- orchestratorOne who organizes complex efforts
boss · chief · director · leader · head · organizer · planner · coordinator
Person with authority over others
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
morale · inspiration · delegation · accountability · responsibility · subordinates · hierarchy · respect
Instructions to obey
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- operationsPlanned systematic activities
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
maneuvers · directives · coordination · logistics · planning · execution · offensive · defense
Eisenhower
Lee · Sherman · Rommel · Montgomery · Napoleon · Wellington · Hannibal · Caesar · Alexander · Pershing
brigadier
Senior military officer
- colonelSenior military officer
- majorOf chief importance
- lieutenantJunior commissioned officer
marshal · commodore · generalissimo · admiral · captain · sergeant · corporal · ensign · warrant · officer
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- flankingAt the sides of
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- feintDeceptive mock attack
blitzkrieg · attrition · ambush · guerrilla · scorched-earth · counterinsurgency · pincer · fortification · intelligence · cavalry
CEO
Top corporate officer
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- mastermindScheme's chief planner
- strategistExpert in planning campaigns
orchestrator · boss · chief · director · leader · head · organizer · planner · coordinator
commander
Person with authority over others
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
discipline · morale · inspiration · delegation · accountability · responsibility · subordinates · hierarchy · respect · loyalty
orders
Instructions to obey
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- operationsPlanned systematic activities
deployment · maneuvers · directives · coordination · logistics · planning · execution · offensive · defense · reconnaissance
- Americanspresidents, senators, governors, authors, scientists
- historyancient civilizations, past events, historian, epochs, era
- armyinfantry, cavalry, soldiers, artillery, officers
- militarysoldiers, army, troops, officers, navy
- U.S. MilitaryArmy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, Pentagon
- warcombat, warfare, battle scenes, battles, soldier
generalsprivates
Lowest enlisted rank
enlisted personnel · foot soldiers · grunts · rank and file · infantrymen
generalsspecifics
Exact details of something
particulars · details · minutiae · examples · technicalities
generalscivilians
Non-military population
politicians · diplomats · pacifists · elected officials · conscientious objectors
- in generalConsidering most cases
- general managerOverall operations supervisor
- director generalHighest-ranking organizational leader
- general publicPeople as a whole
- general storeAll-purpose rural shop
- generation gapAge-based cultural disconnect
general, generation, generate, generally, generator, generations, generated, generating, generality